Dean of Students

Dean Of Students - Natick High School

The Natick Public Schools educate approximately 5,300 students from Pre-K through age 22. We are an innovative, supportive, and high-performing district whose outstanding staff provides high quality services for our diverse students and their families from Natick and Boston. Natick Public Schools is a community dedicated to all students achieving high standards in a safe, trusting, respectful environment where learning is exciting, dynamic, and engaging, and where connectedness and belonging are valued and actively cultivated.

With a graduation rate of 97% and 90% of our students attending post-secondary schools, we are proud of our commitment to excellence in educating students to be informed and successful citizens of a global world.

Job Goal A Dean of Students at Natick High School is responsible for fostering a safe, supportive, and inclusive learning environment. This student-centered leader is committed to equity, promotes a safe, positive school culture, supports consistent student attendance and engagement, and collaborates with educators, caregivers, and community partners on behalf of students' academic and social-emotional success. The Dean of Students plays a critical role in the NHS MTSS structure, implementing tiered responses to student behavior including restorative practices, reflective learning opportunities and disciplinary consequences.

Education Master's degree, preferably in educational leadership.

Qualifications Massachusetts DESE licensure as a Vice-Principal/Principal, 9 - 12 required. At least five years of successful experience in a secondary education position, either as a teacher, counselor or in a related position. Prior leadership experience preferred. Fluency in Spanish and/or Portuguese are highly desired.

Essential Duties Student Culture, Climate, and Engagement: A Dean of Students promotes a positive, inclusive, and equitable school culture that supports student achievement, well-being, belonging, and engagement by Building strong relationships with students, staff and families to foster trust, accountability, and connection to the school community. Maintaining a visible presence throughout the school during the school day, at extracurricular, co-curricular and athletics activities and at school events.

Developing, implementing and supporting programs that encourage student leadership, civic engagement, school pride, and connectedness.

Student Conduct, Behavioral Consequences and Restorative Practices: A Dean of Students responds to student behavior in a fair, consistent, equitable, and educational manner by Addressing behavioral referrals in a timely, thorough manner. Conducting investigations of behavioral incidents to determine appropriate interventions and consequences in accordance with district policies, state and federal regulations and laws, the NPS Code of Conduct and the Student Handbook.

Investigating allegations of bullying and harassment in compliance with all required procedures and timelines. Deescalating student conflict. Assigning progressive, appropriate disciplinary consequences and providing educational opportunities in response to incidents to promote accountability, and support student growth. Engaging students in restorative practices to repair harm, including but not limited to student-to-student and student-to-teacher conferences, mediations, restorative circles, and problem-solving meetings.

Communicating with stakeholders following student behavioral incidents to ensure follow through and accountability. Conducting suspension hearings and participating in manifestation determination meetings in accordance with district policies, state and federal regulations and laws, the NPS Code of Conduct and the Student Handbook. Coordinating re-entry meetings and safety/support plans following suspensions, extended absences or incidents. Maintaining detailed, accurate, and timely disciplinary records and documentation.

Coordinating student privileges in accordance with academic, attendance, and behavioral expectations.

Attendance, Academic Monitoring, and Student Support: A Dean of Students supports students academically, socailly and emotionally by Implementing key pieces of the building-wide MTSS structure. Monitoring student attendance and identify trends related to absenteeism, disengagement, and school avoidance. Coordinating interventions to improve attendance and student engagement. Working collaboratively with students, families, counselors, social workers, school psychologists, teachers, community agencies and outside providers to support students experiencing academic, behavioral, or attendance challenges.

Tracking students' academic performance and proactively identifying students in need of intervention. Serving as an active member of multidisciplinary student support teams, including Child Study Team (CST) and other intervention teams. Running the Case Management Team for their cohort of students. Developing,…